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It is 75 years today since Ken Follett was born.
British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of the Plymouth Brethren, and as a child he was not allowed to watch television. Instead he read profusely; his first favourite author was Shakespeare. Follett graduated from University College London in 1970 and began to write about rock music for the Cardiff-based South Wales E...
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Nadel, Barbara
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Barbara Nadel is a British author of detective stories. She has offered little information about her personal details....
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McCall Smith, Alexander
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The British author Alexander McCall Smith – called Sandy by family and friends – was born in Bulawayo in the then British col...
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French author and film director born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe near Nancy where he still lives together with his wife and...
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